South Asia Research Network on Employment and Social Protection for Inclusive Growth (SARNET) Publications- South Asia Labour, Employment and Social Protection Report, 2017 India Labour and Employment Report 2014; India Employment Report 2016
Principal Researchers:
Prof. Alakh N. Sharma and Dr. Akhilesh Sharma
Theme: Growth and Employment, Security and Vulnerability
Sponsors: Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi, UN-ESCAP and ILO, with support from International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada (Collaborations)
Aims & Objectives: SARNET (South Asia Research Network) was a three year research and network programme, conceived by the Institute for Human Development in collaboration with UN-ESCAP and ILO. SARNET was instituted in the effort to bring together National Research Institutes of various South Asian countries in a collaborative effort to address the common issues of Employment and Inclusive Growth in South Asia. SARNET sought to investigate and recommend social protection policies to ensure inclusive growth, better livelihoods and increased access to resources for the socially excluded.
Activities under the Project:
- Flagship Publications: South Asia Labour, Employment and Social Protection Report, 2017, India Labour and Employment Report 2014; India Employment Report 2016
- Databank: A comprehensive comparative database of South Asian countries, both national and at the aggregated South Asian level prepared by SARNET is available at: http://182.18.160.144/ SARNETDEMO/Report5.aspx
- Network and Capacity Building Programmes: SARNET through this programme built an exclusive platform to allow young researchers of Labour, Employment and Social Protection to interact with experienced researchers, academicians, policymakers, social activists and other stakeholders. SARNET organized three Training Programmes on Labour Economics for Young South Asian Scholars along with two Calls for papers.
- Regional and national conferences & workshops: These involved presentations and panel discussions where young and eminent South Asian scholars discussed the employment challenges facing South Asians.
- Country studies and working papers: Important inputs for future research and policy design for the agenda of employment and social protection were published in papers and country studies. These were published in the Indian Journal of Human Development (IJHD) and the Indian Journal of Labour Economics (IJLE), and in the Economic and Political Weekly.
For further details about the program, visit: http://www.ihdindia.org/sarnet/
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